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00:00:00I stand at the entrance of the wedding hall, wearing a pure white gown,
00:00:04my fingers scratching the bouquet tightly.
00:00:06Felix, the wedding's about to start.
00:00:08You can't just leave.
00:00:10I reach for his arm, my fingers trembling.
00:00:13Move. Joanna's hurt. I have to be there for her.
00:00:18He shoves my hand away
00:00:22and pushes open the church doors without looking back.
00:00:25I stumble and fall onto the cold floor,
00:00:27watching helplessly as his figure disappears.
00:00:31Five years. Five full years.
00:00:35Whenever Joanna needs him, he abandons me just like this.
00:00:39My phone suddenly rings.
00:00:41I answer with trembling hands.
00:00:45Lindsay, today's your big day, isn't it?
00:00:49Did you like the little gift I sent you?
00:00:51I grip the phone so hard my nails dig into my palm.
00:00:53I look down at this carefully chosen wedding gown,
00:00:56lace, pearls, the train.
00:00:59Every detail cost me countless effort.
00:01:02But now, it all feels like a joke.
00:01:05I'm an orphan.
00:01:06My biggest dream since childhood has been to have a home of my own.
00:01:10But Felix can never give me that.
00:01:14I take a deep breath and wipe the tears from my eyes.
00:01:18Joanna, you're going to be disappointed.
00:01:20The wedding is still happening.
00:01:23Without Felix as the groom, how can you have a wedding?
00:01:34I sneer, slowly stand up,
00:01:38and lift the hem of my gown.
00:01:40Who says my groom has to be Felix?
00:01:43I push open the side door of the church and rush out.
00:01:47Outside stand rows of black-suited bodyguards,
00:01:50searching everywhere for something.
00:01:52In the middle of the crowd,
00:01:53a man in a wheelchair catches my eye.
00:01:59He's dressed in a sharp, groomed suit,
00:02:02radiating an icy, commanding presence.
00:02:07The ceremony is about to begin.
00:02:09Have you found her yet?
00:02:11Mr. Riley,
00:02:12Miss Walton has fled.
00:02:14His gaze turns razor-sharp,
00:02:16like a predator sizing up its prey.
00:02:21I understand in an instant,
00:02:23he's been abandoned at the altar.
00:02:25Just like me.
00:02:27Without hesitation,
00:02:28I lift my gown and stride toward him.
00:02:31Sir,
00:02:31your bride has run away.
00:02:33Then let me take her place.
00:02:35I'll be your bride.
00:02:36The bodyguards immediately block me.
00:02:38Their faces wary.
00:02:39The man in the wheelchair slowly turns his head,
00:02:42his gaze landing slat on me.
00:02:44His is green fun on me with overwhelming intensity.
00:02:46But I don't flinch.
00:02:48I meet his eyes directly.
00:02:53Are you certain about this?
00:02:54I'm disabled.
00:02:55If you marry me,
00:02:56you'll regret it.
00:02:57Would you ever abandon your wife for another woman?
00:03:02He doesn't hesitate.
00:03:04His tone is firm.
00:03:06Of course not.
00:03:09I step forward,
00:03:10my voice even more resolute.
00:03:12Then either were hope-rated.
00:03:14Long do you agree,
00:03:16I'll marry you.
00:03:19He looks at me for a long time,
00:03:21then slowly nods.
00:03:23All right then,
00:03:25let's get married.
00:03:26Just like that,
00:03:28under the priest's witness,
00:03:29I exchange vows with a complete stranger.
00:03:34Walking out of the church,
00:03:36the sun stings my eyes.
00:03:38I still feel dazed.
00:03:40I push his wheelchair down the steps,
00:03:42the wheels crunching on the gravel.
00:03:49By the way,
00:03:50I don't even know your name.
00:03:53Colin Riley.
00:03:53I stop abruptly,
00:03:55my eyes widening.
00:03:57Wait,
00:03:58you're Colin Riley?
00:03:59The eldest son of the Riley family?
00:04:02He sees my shock
00:04:03and curls his lips
00:04:05into a mocking smile.
00:04:08What's the matter?
00:04:09Now that you know you've married a loser,
00:04:11you're regretting it?
00:04:12His story is known throughout the city.
00:04:14His mother died in childbirth,
00:04:16his father remarried,
00:04:17then a car accident left him paralyzed,
00:04:20cast out by the Riley family.
00:04:26I look into his eyes.
00:04:29There's no anger there,
00:04:30only deep exhaustion and self-mockery.
00:04:33Suddenly,
00:04:34I feel we're the same.
00:04:36Both abandoned souls.
00:04:39I reach out and gently take his fingers.
00:04:43His hand is cold.
00:04:45Once I've made my decision,
00:04:47I won't regret it.
00:04:48Now that we're married,
00:04:50I'll give you a real home.
00:04:52He looks down at my hand,
00:04:53his eyes full of doubt.
00:04:56Is that so?
00:04:57Let's see then.
00:04:57He doesn't believe me.
00:04:59I can feel it.
00:05:00But I won't give up.
00:05:01I'll prove it with my actions.
00:05:07Let's go.
00:05:08I'm taking you home.
00:05:11Home.
00:05:12That word makes my heart skip a beat.
00:05:18I return to the condo I once shared with Felix.
00:05:21The key turns in the lock,
00:05:23and the door creaks open.
00:05:25The decorations on the wall,
00:05:27the plants on the window silled,
00:05:29everything here carries my touch.
00:05:32But now,
00:05:33these things only make me feel suffocated.
00:05:35I walk over,
00:05:36rip down the frames,
00:05:38pull out the plants,
00:05:39and throw them all into the trash.
00:05:42My suitcase lies open on the floor.
00:05:45I pack my belongings piece by piece.
00:05:54Footsteps sound behind me.
00:05:56I don't turn around.
00:05:57Lindsay,
00:05:58what the hell are you doing?
00:05:59I was gone for only a little while,
00:06:01and you're acting like this?
00:06:02He puts his hand on my shoulder,
00:06:04trying to stop me.
00:06:05Felix,
00:06:06we're done.
00:06:07Completely done.
00:06:08I came here today to move out.
00:06:10I shake off his hand and keep packing.
00:06:13And where do you think you're going?
00:06:14You have no family,
00:06:15no place to go.
00:06:16He stands behind me,
00:06:18his voice full of certainty.
00:06:20He thinks I can't leave him.
00:06:23I stop,
00:06:24slowly turn around,
00:06:25and look him straight in the eye.
00:06:28Joanna walks in on high heels.
00:06:30When she sees me,
00:06:31surprise flashes across her face.
00:06:33Felix,
00:06:34what's taking so long?
00:06:36Lindsay?
00:06:37What are you doing here?
00:06:38This is my place.
00:06:40Do I need to explain why I'm here?
00:06:42She lowers her head,
00:06:43putting on an act of innocence and vulnerability.
00:06:46Lindsay,
00:06:47are you upset?
00:06:48I'll apologize if that'll make you feel better.
00:06:50I stare at her hippetical face,
00:06:53my lips slowly curling forward.
00:06:55All right then,
00:06:56why not?
00:06:57I walk toward her step by step.
00:06:59She indinctively steps back.
00:07:03Felix hasn't even reacted yet.
00:07:05I raise my hand and swing it down with all my strength.
00:07:08Mac!
00:07:09The sharp sound of the slap echoes through the room.
00:07:13Ah!
00:07:13Lindsay,
00:07:14how dare you slap me!
00:07:21That's enough!
00:07:22Lindsay,
00:07:23don't go too far!
00:07:25He rushes over,
00:07:26shoves me aside,
00:07:27and pulls Joanna into his arms.
00:07:29I stumble two steps,
00:07:31steady myself,
00:07:32and watch them coldly.
00:07:34This is going too far?
00:07:35All I did was slap her.
00:07:37What you two have done to me is far worse.
00:07:39You're such a shrew!
00:07:40I roll my wrist,
00:07:42my smile turning even colder.
00:07:44I'll take that as a compliment.
00:07:46Since you think so highly of me,
00:07:48should I slap her a few more times?
00:07:50You!
00:07:51Lindsay,
00:07:51you've really changed.
00:07:53He stares at me,
00:07:54his face full of disbelief.
00:07:55Of course I've changed.
00:07:56I must have been out of my mind before.
00:07:59But not anymore.
00:08:00I grab my suitcase,
00:08:02turn around,
00:08:03and leave without a moment's hesitation.
00:08:05I drag my suitcase out of the apartment gate.
00:08:08Felix's voice calls out behind me.
00:08:14Lindsay!
00:08:15Stop right there!
00:08:16I don't look back.
00:08:17Not once.
00:08:20At the villa entrance,
00:08:21I take a deep breath and push the door open.
00:08:32Mr. Riley has been waiting for you.
00:08:37Just as he finishes speaking,
00:08:39Colin appears from the end of from the end of the hallway
00:08:42in his wheelchair.
00:08:43He glances at me,
00:08:45his gaze heavy and unreadable.
00:08:47Follow me.
00:08:51I follow him down down the hallway to a bedroom door.
00:08:58You'll stay here tonight,
00:08:59with me.
00:09:01My feet stop.
00:09:02My pupils shrink arply.
00:09:04With me?
00:09:05Did he just say we're sleeping together?
00:09:08My heartbeat explodes in my ears.
00:09:11Before I can recover from the shock,
00:09:14he continues.
00:09:16We're married.
00:09:18Isn't it natural for us to sleep together?
00:09:22He pauses,
00:09:23and his eyes suddenly darken.
00:09:27Or,
00:09:28do you feel uncomfortable because I'm disabled?
00:09:31There's self-mockery in his voice.
00:09:33My heart clenches.
00:09:34No!
00:09:35I don't feel that way at all!
00:09:37I step forward quickly,
00:09:39explaining urgently.
00:09:40We're married now.
00:09:41Sharing a bed is what married couples do.
00:09:43I'm cool with that.
00:09:45Colin looks at me in silence for a moment,
00:09:47then nods.
00:09:50It's getting late.
00:09:51I usually go to bed early.
00:09:52I hope you can adjust to my schedule.
00:09:55That's fine.
00:09:56I'll bring my suitcase in.
00:10:00Wait.
00:10:01Given my physical condition,
00:10:03I've always had the staff help me.
00:10:05But now that you're here,
00:10:06I'd prefer not to trouble anyone else.
00:10:10He wheels himself towards the bathroom.
00:10:13Help me bathe.
00:10:14My eyes widens.
00:10:16I'm completely stunned.
00:10:21How?
00:10:26By helping me undress, of course.
00:10:30My face flushes red.
00:10:33But I grit my teeth
00:10:34and force myself to step forward.
00:10:39He's my husband.
00:10:41This is my duty.
00:10:49He's my husband.
00:10:51I reach out with trembling hands
00:10:53to unbutton his shirt.
00:10:55The buttons are tiny.
00:10:57My palms are sweaty.
00:10:59And I can't get the first one undown.
00:11:01Colin doesn't move.
00:11:03He watches me struggle with amusement.
00:11:07But I don't give up.
00:11:09I take a deep breath
00:11:10and finally,
00:11:11undo the first button.
00:11:19The shirt opens,
00:11:21revealing his sculpted chest.
00:11:27My face grows even redder.
00:11:30My hands tremble more violently.
00:11:33Just then,
00:11:34my fingers accidentally brush against his abdomen.
00:11:39Colin's body suddenly tenses up.
00:11:42He grabs my wrist with surprising force.
00:11:46That's enough.
00:11:48Get out.
00:11:50What?
00:11:51Butler!
00:11:52Prepare the room next door for her.
00:11:58He pushes me out of the room
00:11:59and slams the door shut.
00:12:11I'm completely stunned.
00:12:13I turn to look at the butler.
00:12:16What's wrong with him?
00:12:18Why did he just snap like that?
00:12:20Mrs. Riley,
00:12:21Mr. Riley has always been unpredictable.
00:12:25Now that you're staying here,
00:12:26it's best to get used to it.
00:12:29The butler trails out,
00:12:30but I understand.
00:12:34Colin is young,
00:12:35but confined to a wheelchair.
00:12:37Cast aside by his family,
00:12:40his heart must be full of pain.
00:12:46No wonder he keeps testing me.
00:12:48He's been hurt too many times.
00:12:53The more I think about it,
00:12:55the guiltier I feel.
00:12:57He must have misunderstood me,
00:13:00and disinjuni at me him roughed.
00:13:04Tomorrow morning,
00:13:05I must apologize to him.
00:13:10The next morning,
00:13:12I wash up and go downstairs for breakfast.
00:13:15The table is laden with food.
00:13:18But Colin is knowing Nick Sabine.
00:13:25Butler,
00:13:25isn't Colin eating?
00:13:27He's been in the study working since last night.
00:13:29None of us dared disturb him.
00:13:35The butler sighs,
00:13:36his face full of worry.
00:13:38He has a chronic stomach condition,
00:13:40but if he refuses to eat,
00:13:42there's not much we can do.
00:13:48I put down my cutlery and stand up.
00:13:53I'll go talk to him.
00:14:03The butler lets me use the kitchen.
00:14:05I want to make something for Colin myself.
00:14:21I bake some cookies,
00:14:23warm a glass of milk,
00:14:24and carry the tray to the studio door.
00:14:27I knock gently on the door.
00:14:29Colin, it's me.
00:14:30I've brought you something to eat.
00:14:32May I come in?
00:14:34There's silence for a few seconds.
00:14:41Come in.
00:14:42I push the door open
00:14:43and immediately see
00:14:44the mountain of documents on his desk.
00:14:46There's silence for a few seconds.
00:14:50You're really buried under all this work?
00:14:53What?
00:14:54Did you think I've just been sitting here doing nothing?
00:14:57No.
00:14:58Of course not.
00:15:03I place the cookies and milk on the desk
00:15:06and push them toward him.
00:15:07I bake these cookies.
00:15:09Please, have one.
00:15:10I wasn't sure about your preferences,
00:15:13so I made a milder flavor.
00:15:17Colin picks up a cookie and takes a bite.
00:15:22I watch him nervously,
00:15:23my heart racing.
00:15:26What do you think?
00:15:28How does it taste?
00:15:31Overly sweet treats aren't really to my liking.
00:15:40Chowington,
00:15:41I'll make a new batch then.
00:15:45I reach for the plate of cookies.
00:15:48That won't be necessary.
00:15:50He picks up the milk and takes a sip.
00:15:54This is fine for breakfast.
00:15:58You can leave now.
00:15:59I bite my lip.
00:16:00I don't leave.
00:16:03Colin,
00:16:03I wanted to apologize for last night.
00:16:05I don't have any hard feelings toward you.
00:16:07It's just that we've only recently met,
00:16:10and I'm still finding my footing.
00:16:11I look into his eyes
00:16:13and speak slowly,
00:16:15deliberately.
00:16:16Colin listens to me in silence for a long time.
00:16:19Do you truly mean that?
00:16:21Absolutely.
00:16:22I committed to marrying you,
00:16:23and I intend to fulfill my needs
00:16:25to the best of my ability.
00:16:27A subtle smile tugs
00:16:28at the corner of Colin's twips.
00:16:30There's something I haven't shared with you.
00:16:32I was in a car accident
00:16:33when I was young,
00:16:34leaving me disabled.
00:16:36My family has overlooked me.
00:16:38My business attempts have mostly failed.
00:16:40I'm buried under a mountain of debt.
00:16:43He pauses and looks at me.
00:16:46If you feel the need to step back,
00:16:48I won't stand in your way.
00:16:49I freeze,
00:16:50not expecting him to tell me this.
00:16:57How much debt are we talking about?
00:17:00What if I said I'm buried
00:17:01under a hundred million dollars?
00:17:06His tone is casual,
00:17:07as if he's commenting about the weather.
00:17:11Think I misheard.
00:17:13A hundred million?
00:17:19But I quickly calm myself.
00:17:21I take a deep breath.
00:17:33It's fine.
00:17:34We'll tackle it together.
00:17:36Somehow we'll manage.
00:17:38Colin's eyes widened slightly,
00:17:40as if he didn't expect me to say that.
00:17:50And how, exactly,
00:17:52do you propose we manage Lindsay?
00:17:54We're not talking about
00:17:55a mere hundred dollars here.
00:17:58I lower my head and think.
00:18:00Most of my earnings went to Felix.
00:18:04I have little left.
00:18:08But I'm good at design.
00:18:09I can work.
00:18:11Don't fret.
00:18:12I'm on the job hunt.
00:18:14I've been sending out resumes.
00:18:15I'm certain I'll hear back soon.
00:18:18I look up and meet his eyes seriously.
00:18:35No matter the circumstances,
00:18:37I refuse to let you face this alone.
00:18:43I reach out and take his hand that rests on the desk.
00:18:51The moment my fingers brush his skin,
00:18:53his body goes stirrig.
00:18:55He jerks his hand away violently,
00:18:57making me stumble.
00:19:00I stare at him in confusion,
00:19:03not understanding what just happened.
00:19:06A flicker of panic crosses his face,
00:19:09then quickly returns to coldness.
00:19:25He turns his face away,
00:19:28unable to look at me.
00:19:35My heart aches.
00:19:36He's not rejecting me.
00:19:39He's just too insecure.
00:19:44Over the next few days,
00:19:46Colin doesn't appear at the villa at all.
00:19:48I ask the butler where he's gone.
00:19:51He just smiles and says Mr. Riley is very busy.
00:19:58I know he's working hard
00:20:00to pay off that hundred million debt.
00:20:02I shouldn't disturb him.
00:20:07I start sending out resumes
00:20:09and looking for jobs.
00:20:11I need to earn money quickly to help him.
00:20:20Finally, one day,
00:20:21I receive an interview invitation
00:20:23from CR Incorporation.
00:20:26CR Reapparization is a globally known brand
00:20:29worth over a hundred billion.
00:20:32Working there is my dream.
00:20:35On the day of the interview,
00:20:36I drive towards CR Organization.
00:20:39Just as I'm full of anticipation.
00:20:43Crash!
00:20:45A luxury car comes out of nowhere
00:20:47and slams into the back of my car.
00:20:49The huge force throws me forward.
00:20:51I grip the steering wheel tightly
00:20:53to steady myself.
00:20:54I'm frustrated,
00:20:55but I quickly unbuckle my seatbelt
00:20:57and get out.
00:20:58The back of my car is caved in,
00:21:00severely damaged.
00:21:03The young man gets out of the luxury car,
00:21:05his face full of apology.
00:21:08I'm terribly sorry, ma'am.
00:21:10It was completely unintentional.
00:21:12Let me cover the damages.
00:21:13Buy a replacement if necessary.
00:21:17He pulls out a checkbook
00:21:18with practiced ease
00:21:19and signs his name.
00:21:21I'm Dustin Wade.
00:21:22Feel free to fill in the amount.
00:21:24May I have your name?
00:21:25Lindsey Riley.
00:21:28When he hears my name,
00:21:30he freezes,
00:21:31then stares intently at my face.
00:21:35I feel uncomfortable under his gaze
00:21:38and step back two steps.
00:21:41Why are you staring at me like that?
00:21:43Nothing, nothing.
00:21:44Since your car is damaged,
00:21:46why not ride with me?
00:21:56Where are you headed?
00:21:57I'll drive you.
00:21:58I narrow my eyes,
00:22:00studying this man
00:22:01with his carefree smirk.
00:22:03Because of this face,
00:22:05I've encountered too many people
00:22:07with all teary of motives.
00:22:08I'm cautious.
00:22:10No need.
00:22:12My car will manage.
00:22:13It's still working.
00:22:18I turn to leave.
00:22:21He quickly blocks my path.
00:22:25Hold on.
00:22:26Please, wait a moment.
00:22:27You haven't taken the check
00:22:28and my card.
00:22:30Don't forget to reach out later.
00:22:33I coldly dodge his hand.
00:22:38I'd suggest you refrain
00:22:40from any unseemly thoughts.
00:22:42I'm happily married,
00:22:44and my husband and I
00:22:45are deeply in love.
00:22:46I glance at the check
00:22:48in his hand with disdain.
00:22:49Your money doesn't grant you
00:22:50any special privileges here.
00:22:53Leave now,
00:22:54or I will call
00:22:55the police.
00:22:57He's stunned by my fierce attitude,
00:23:00frozen in place.
00:23:04I quickly get back in my car
00:23:06and drive away
00:23:06without looking back.
00:23:16A woman alone
00:23:18has to act tough
00:23:20or she'll be taken
00:23:21advantage of.
00:23:25Dustin stands there
00:23:27watching my car
00:23:28disappear into the distance,
00:23:30a knowing smile
00:23:31spreading across his face.
00:23:33Oh my God, Colin,
00:23:35what a coincidence.
00:23:36Running into your wife
00:23:37on the way to the office.
00:23:39He turns back to the car,
00:23:40looking at the back seat
00:23:41with a teasing grin.
00:23:45Did you hear
00:23:46what she just said?
00:23:53A deep, cold voice
00:23:55comes from the back seat.
00:23:58What did she say?
00:24:00I don't know
00:24:00that there's someone sitting.
00:24:02in the back seat
00:24:03of Dustin's car.
00:24:05That someone
00:24:06is my husband.
00:24:09Colin.
00:24:13I arrive at CR Corporation
00:24:15just in time
00:24:16for the interview.
00:24:18Many people have gathered
00:24:20outside the interview venue.
00:24:24Everyone is waiting nervously.
00:24:29Someone whispers
00:24:30that the CEO
00:24:31of CR Corporation
00:24:32might come today.
00:24:33I'm curious.
00:24:35Will the mysterious founder
00:24:36of CR Corporation
00:24:37really show up?
00:24:43Just then,
00:24:44a crowd of people
00:24:45a man escorts
00:24:46dubs us.
00:24:46Good morning, Dustin.
00:24:48The employees
00:24:49respectfully greet him.
00:24:50Good morning, Dustin.
00:24:52I instinctively look over
00:24:54and freeze.
00:24:56And freeze completely.
00:24:58The man they call CEO
00:24:59is the same man
00:25:00who crashed into my car,
00:25:02Dustin.
00:25:05I quickly turn my face away
00:25:07and hide in a corner,
00:25:08not wanting him to notice me.
00:25:11How can he be the CEO
00:25:12of CR Corporation?
00:25:14The mysterious founder?
00:25:17I have a hard time
00:25:19accepting this.
00:25:21Dustin seems so frivolous
00:25:23and unreliable.
00:25:25But the whispers around me
00:25:27help me understand.
00:25:28It turns out Dustin
00:25:29is just the acting CEO.
00:25:31The mysterious founder
00:25:32is someone else
00:25:33who never shows his face.
00:25:39I breathe a quiet sigh
00:25:41of relief.
00:25:43Thank goodness
00:25:44the founder isn't him.
00:25:47I'm still lost in thought
00:25:49when a sharp, sarcastic voice
00:25:52comes from nearby.
00:26:00Well, well,
00:26:02what have we here?
00:26:03Is CR really open
00:26:04to just anyone
00:26:05for interviews now?
00:26:07I turn and see
00:26:08a well-dressed woman
00:26:09looking at me with contempt.
00:26:11Several people are with her,
00:26:13all echagowing her mockery.
00:26:15Who even is she?
00:26:16Does she have any work
00:26:17to her name?
00:26:18Probably fresh out of school.
00:26:19How does someone like here
00:26:20have the guts to show up here?
00:26:23I look at her smug face
00:26:25and sneer inwardly.
00:26:28So, I take it
00:26:30you're all famous then?
00:26:39New to the design world
00:26:41and already this cluteless?
00:26:43Do you even follow the industry?
00:26:46Let me introduce you.
00:26:48This is Cynthia Keller
00:26:50from the esteemed Keller family
00:26:52adored by hundreds
00:26:53of thousands online.
00:26:56I look at her smug face
00:26:58and can't help
00:26:59but want to laugh.
00:27:00To prepare for today's interview,
00:27:02I went through
00:27:02all the design industry news
00:27:04from the past few years.
00:27:06Refused to pay Ghostwriter.
00:27:07I know exactly
00:27:08who these people are.
00:27:10So,
00:27:11you're Cynthia Keller?
00:27:14Cynthia lifts her chin proudly,
00:27:16waiting for me
00:27:17to admire her.
00:27:18I've heard your name
00:27:20like how your thesis
00:27:22was actually written
00:27:23by a ghost writer
00:27:24and how it got exposed
00:27:26when you refused
00:27:27to pay them.
00:27:28Is that true?
00:27:30Cynthia's face
00:27:31instantly changes.
00:27:33What the hell are you saying?
00:27:35I was framed!
00:27:36I smile and turn
00:27:37to her followers.
00:27:38And you,
00:27:39Mrs. Rodriguez,
00:27:40your latest project
00:27:41was involved
00:27:42in a platerium scandal.
00:27:44The judgment
00:27:44has been passed.
00:27:45How did you get
00:27:47an interview here?
00:27:48That woman's face
00:27:49goes stiff.
00:27:50I turn to another designer.
00:27:52Mrs. Jimenez,
00:27:53I remember you boasted
00:27:54about winning
00:27:55a design award.
00:27:56Turns out,
00:27:57it could be bought.
00:27:58How much did you pay?
00:28:01One by one,
00:28:03I expose
00:28:03their dirty laundry.
00:28:08Their faces flush red
00:28:10and they slink away
00:28:11in shame.
00:28:23After dealing
00:28:24with those annoying designers,
00:28:26the interview
00:28:26finally began.
00:28:31I picked up my pen
00:28:32and Colin's image
00:28:34appeared in my mind.
00:28:40He sat in his wheelchair
00:28:42in a wedding suit,
00:28:43calm and demanding.
00:28:46I smiled
00:28:48and began sketching
00:28:49with practiced ease.
00:28:54Time ticks by.
00:28:57I'm completely absorbed
00:28:58in my design.
00:29:02Forgetting everything
00:29:03around me.
00:29:07Half an hour later,
00:29:10Cynthia stands up
00:29:11confidently,
00:29:12hands in her design.
00:29:14The others are shocked
00:29:15and start getting anxious.
00:29:17What do I do?
00:29:18I still have so much
00:29:19left to scan it.
00:29:23I'm doomed.
00:29:25Completely doomed.
00:29:27The girl in blue
00:29:28was in despair.
00:29:29She felt completely doomed.
00:29:31But I never look up.
00:29:33I focus on my drawing.
00:29:36Finally,
00:29:36with only one minute left,
00:29:38I finished.
00:29:40I sign my name
00:29:41and hand in my design.
00:29:44After all the designers
00:29:45submit their work,
00:29:46the interviewers
00:29:47begin selecting the results.
00:29:50I wait outside,
00:29:52nervous and hopeful.
00:30:00Lindsay!
00:30:01What took you so long?
00:30:02Did they throw you out
00:30:03because you couldn't
00:30:04finish in time?
00:30:05I bet she just scribbled
00:30:07something last minute.
00:30:09I frown and coldly
00:30:11glance at them.
00:30:17Shut up.
00:30:18You're all too loud.
00:30:22Then I close my eyes,
00:30:24not wasting time
00:30:25on them further.
00:30:29After what feels like
00:30:30a long time,
00:30:31the interviewers
00:30:32finally come out.
00:30:33I open my eyes,
00:30:36and my heart
00:30:36starts racing.
00:30:38The interviewer
00:30:39scans the crowd
00:30:40and smiles
00:30:41as he announces
00:30:42the result.
00:30:43After careful consideration,
00:30:45we have selected
00:30:45Lindsay Razie
00:30:46for the position.
00:30:47Congratulations, Lindsay.
00:30:51I widen my eyes
00:30:53in disbelief.
00:30:54Me?
00:30:55Really me?
00:30:56What?
00:30:57No way!
00:30:58Cynthia's face
00:30:59turns crimson.
00:31:00She's shaking with rage.
00:31:02I stand up,
00:31:03unable to stop
00:31:04the smile spreading
00:31:05across my face.
00:31:06The interviewer
00:31:07walks over
00:31:08and congratulates me
00:31:09on passing.
00:31:11Thank you.
00:31:12Thank you so much.
00:31:14I really got
00:31:15into my dream company.
00:31:17I can finally
00:31:18help Colin
00:31:19pay off his debt.
00:31:20The other designers
00:31:21look at me
00:31:22in disbelief.
00:31:23There has to be
00:31:24a mistake!
00:31:25Lindsay must have cheated!
00:31:26I demand a review!
00:31:31Cynthia Keller,
00:31:33are you questioning
00:31:33our ability
00:31:34to evaluate talent?
00:31:35Perhaps you should
00:31:36take my job instead.
00:31:41Cynthia is choked
00:31:42into silence
00:31:43and dares not
00:31:44say another word.
00:31:49After the interview,
00:31:51I walk out of
00:31:51CR Organizations
00:31:53building in
00:31:53higher periods.
00:31:54I want to share
00:31:55this good news
00:31:56with Colin right away.
00:31:58But as soon as
00:31:59I step outside,
00:32:00I see Cynthia
00:32:01waiting for me.
00:32:02Lindsay,
00:32:03don't get too cocky.
00:32:04Just wait.
00:32:06I'll expose
00:32:07your true colors.
00:32:08She grits out
00:32:09these words.
00:32:10then turns
00:32:10and storms off.
00:32:11I'm baffled,
00:32:12but I just find
00:32:13it amusing.
00:32:14Whatever.
00:32:15She's not worth
00:32:16my time.
00:32:16Right now,
00:32:17I just want
00:32:18to go home
00:32:19and see Colin.
00:32:30After returning
00:32:30to the villa,
00:32:31I ask the butler
00:32:32right away.
00:32:33Colin will be
00:32:34coming home today.
00:32:35Mr. Riley said
00:32:36he'll be back
00:32:36for dinner tonight.
00:32:37My heart leaps
00:32:38with joy.
00:32:38After a moment's
00:32:39thought,
00:32:39I say,
00:32:40I'll prepare
00:32:40dinner myself.
00:32:41Just have
00:32:41two staff members
00:32:42help me.
00:32:43I want to cook
00:32:43for him myself
00:32:44to give him
00:32:45a surprise.
00:32:51By the time
00:32:52the table is set
00:32:53with food,
00:32:53night has fallen.
00:32:55I wash my hands
00:32:56and wait for him
00:32:57on the living room sofa.
00:32:58But hours pass
00:32:59and there's still
00:33:00no sign of him
00:33:00at the villa entrance.
00:33:01Mrs. Riley,
00:33:03it's getting late.
00:33:04Perhaps you should
00:33:04eat something first.
00:33:05Mr. Riley is probably
00:33:06still busy.
00:33:07I want to wait
00:33:07for him.
00:33:07We'll eat together.
00:33:08So he gives up.
00:33:11Before I know it,
00:33:13drownsiness overtakes me
00:33:14and I fall asleep
00:33:15on the sofa.
00:33:34Deep into the night,
00:33:36the living room
00:33:36is very quiet.
00:33:37In a daze,
00:33:39I hear the sound
00:33:40of wheelchair wheels
00:33:41rolling across the floor.
00:33:43Someone stops
00:33:44in front of me
00:33:45and looks at me
00:33:46for a long time.
00:33:47Why is she sleeping here?
00:33:48Mrs. Riley cooked
00:33:49dinner herself
00:33:50and waited here for you.
00:33:52Didn't anyone tell her?
00:33:54I'm busy.
00:33:55I don't need anyone
00:33:56waiting for me.
00:33:57Unnecessary.
00:33:58His voice sounds impatient,
00:34:00but I sense
00:34:01something else beneath it.
00:34:02I slowly open my eyes
00:34:04and look at him,
00:34:05groggily.
00:34:06Colin,
00:34:07you're finally back!
00:34:08I smile
00:34:09and pull off
00:34:10the blanket covering me.
00:34:13I have something
00:34:14important to tell you.
00:34:19What important thing?
00:34:22I stand up,
00:34:23but don't end directly.
00:34:27It's late.
00:34:28Let's first eat.
00:34:29You must be starving
00:34:30after working some long.
00:34:32Fine.
00:34:33I expect him to refuse,
00:34:35but he looks at me
00:34:36and nods.
00:34:36I lead him
00:34:37to the dining table.
00:34:39He's clearly taken aback.
00:34:40Looking at the feast,
00:34:43along with the candles.
00:34:46So?
00:34:47How's my candle-lit dinner?
00:34:49Up to standard?
00:34:50Why go to all this trouble?
00:34:51For romance.
00:34:53We're married.
00:34:54Isn't it natural
00:34:54to do something
00:34:55a little special
00:34:56once in a while?
00:34:57The candlelight flickers,
00:34:59casting shadows
00:35:00across his face.
00:35:02I look at him
00:35:03and my heart
00:35:03suddenly feels
00:35:04a little nervous.
00:35:12Colin suddenly picks up
00:35:13the whiskey
00:35:14and downs it
00:35:14in one dough.
00:35:15You haven't eaten yet.
00:35:17Have some food
00:35:17before drinking.
00:35:19I put food
00:35:20in his plate.
00:35:22I remember
00:35:23you prefer lighter flavors,
00:35:24not too sweet.
00:35:26Try it
00:35:27and see if you like it.
00:35:34How is it?
00:35:36Not bad.
00:35:41After he's had
00:35:42a few bites,
00:35:43I finally can't
00:35:44hold back.
00:35:45Oh,
00:35:45I have good news
00:35:46to tell you.
00:35:48He slows his chewing.
00:35:50I found a job.
00:35:51I passed the interview
00:35:53today
00:35:53and I start tomorrow.
00:35:55The salary is good.
00:35:56From now on,
00:35:57I can help
00:35:58share the burden
00:35:58with you.
00:35:59A flicker of surprise
00:36:00crosses his eyes.
00:36:06He stares at me
00:36:07for a long time
00:36:08as if trying
00:36:09to figure something out.
00:36:11But I don't notice
00:36:12the change
00:36:12in his expression.
00:36:13I'm too happy.
00:36:15I follow his lead
00:36:17and gulp down
00:36:17the whiskey
00:36:18in my glass.
00:36:19The next belt,
00:36:20the fiery yette
00:36:21makes me cough.
00:36:23Why is it so strong?
00:36:26You can't drink?
00:36:28No,
00:36:28I don't usually drink.
00:36:29But it's fine.
00:36:31Tonight,
00:36:31we drink until we drop.
00:36:36That's enough.
00:36:37If you don't like it,
00:36:38don't force yourself.
00:36:44Is he
00:36:45concerned about me?
00:36:49I'm not forcing myself.
00:36:51I'm so happy today.
00:36:52That's why I want to drink
00:36:53and celebrate.
00:36:56Glances at me
00:36:57and suddenly freezes.
00:36:59I don't know
00:37:00what I look like right now,
00:37:01but my face feels
00:37:02like it's on fire.
00:37:03There are many ways
00:37:04to celebrate.
00:37:04You don't have to drink.
00:37:06No!
00:37:06I paid good money for it.
00:37:08I can't waste it.
00:37:09I stare at him
00:37:10and notice his face
00:37:12has...
00:37:14Huh?
00:37:15Why are there two of you?
00:37:19That's my glass!
00:37:20Give it back!
00:37:22I stand up to grab it,
00:37:24but my foot catches
00:37:25and I fall toward him.
00:37:31I gasp
00:37:32and fall into his arms.
00:37:34He catches me securely.
00:37:35My hand lands somewhere
00:37:38and the feeling
00:37:39beneath my palm
00:37:40is strange.
00:37:45Hmm, Colin?
00:37:46What are you hiding
00:37:48in your pants?
00:37:50His body
00:37:51tenses instantly.
00:37:55Don't touch me.
00:38:00My arm knocks
00:38:02into the glass,
00:38:03spilling liquid
00:38:03all over him.
00:38:08I blink blankly,
00:38:09completely lost.
00:38:12What do you mean?
00:38:13You won't let me
00:38:14get close to you?
00:38:16Is that how you treat me?
00:38:21We're married!
00:38:22Why should I stay
00:38:23away from you?
00:38:25I look at his soaked shirt
00:38:26and say grungly,
00:38:30Your shirt is dirty.
00:38:31It must be hard
00:38:32for you to manage alone.
00:38:33Let me help you bathe.
00:38:35I reach
00:38:35to take off
00:38:36his shirt.
00:38:37Stop!
00:38:38He grabs my wrist hard.
00:38:41Colin,
00:38:42you're hurting me!
00:38:43He immediately
00:38:44lets go.
00:38:46I take the chance
00:38:47to grab his collar
00:38:48and try to pull it open.
00:39:03The next morning,
00:39:04my phone wakes me up.
00:39:08My head hurts
00:39:09like it's splitting open.
00:39:11I sit up abruptly
00:39:12and see the alarm label
00:39:14first day of work.
00:39:15Oh no!
00:39:17I'm starting my new job today!
00:39:19I rush into the bathroom,
00:39:20shower quickly,
00:39:21and hurry downstairs.
00:39:33Colin is already at the table.
00:39:36Colin,
00:39:37when did you come home last night?
00:39:39his face
00:39:40dust darkens.
00:39:43Don't you remember
00:39:44what happened last night?
00:39:46I shake my head blankly.
00:39:47I can't remember anything
00:39:49from last night.
00:39:50What happened?
00:39:51Did I do something wrong?
00:39:56He takes a deep breath
00:39:57and says nothing.
00:39:59Colin's expression
00:40:00grows darker.
00:40:02I panic a little
00:40:03and press him.
00:40:07What happened?
00:40:08I must have slept too long.
00:40:10I really can't remember.
00:40:12He takes another deep breath,
00:40:14as if holding something back.
00:40:16Nothing.
00:40:17I have work to do.
00:40:19He turns his wheelchair
00:40:20and heads to the study
00:40:21without looking back.
00:40:23I stare blankly at his back,
00:40:25completely baffered.
00:40:27Last night happened.
00:40:29Why does it he look so upset?
00:40:32But I don't time to think.
00:40:34I glance at the shrins
00:40:35and I taw though pack up too.
00:40:39Colin seems unhappy.
00:40:41Maybe I'll buy him a gift
00:40:42after work to cheer him up.
00:40:44After joining CR Consideration,
00:40:46I'm assigned to the
00:40:47fashion design department.
00:40:48On my first day,
00:40:50I walk into the office
00:40:50and see a familiar figure.
00:40:53Cynthia?
00:40:54Why is she here?
00:40:57Didn't they say
00:40:58only one person
00:40:59would be hired?
00:41:01Lindsay,
00:41:02we meet again.
00:41:03Looking forward
00:41:03to working with you.
00:41:05Her voice is full
00:41:06smugness and privation.
00:41:07Supervisor Cohen
00:41:08walks over,
00:41:10warmly greeting Cynthia
00:41:11while being cold to I.
00:41:14Lindsay doesn't have
00:41:15much experience.
00:41:16She can help with errands,
00:41:18like getting coffee
00:41:19for everyone.
00:41:19I frown,
00:41:20feeling resentful inside.
00:41:26Mr. Fuller,
00:41:27this isn't fair.
00:41:28Why does Cynthia
00:41:29get a project
00:41:30while I'm stuck
00:41:31with basic tasks?
00:41:33Cynthia has competed
00:41:34in numerous design contests.
00:41:36She's far more
00:41:37experienced than you.
00:41:38As a newcomer,
00:41:39how dare you question me?
00:41:41He glares at me coldly.
00:41:43Lindsay,
00:41:44if you keep challenging
00:41:45my decisions,
00:41:46I'll have to reconsider
00:41:48whether you're even fit
00:41:49to pass the probation period.
00:41:51I grit my teeth
00:41:52and swallow my frustration.
00:41:55Understood.
00:42:00Cynthia smirks
00:42:01triumphantly beside me.
00:42:09Now that I think about it,
00:42:11a coffee run
00:42:11sounds perfect.
00:42:13Lindsay,
00:42:13go buy some for everyone.
00:42:15She slaps some money
00:42:17onto my desk,
00:42:18her tone arrogant.
00:42:19Make sure to get
00:42:20everyone's order right.
00:42:21Don't mess it up.
00:42:23I say nothing.
00:42:24I pick up a notebook
00:42:26and go ask each colleague
00:42:27for their order.
00:42:29Cynthia deliberately
00:42:30makes things difficult for me,
00:42:32listing many picky demands.
00:42:36One-third milk,
00:42:38six ice cubes,
00:42:39no sugar.
00:42:40Got it?
00:42:42Got it.
00:42:45I jot it down expressionlessly
00:42:47and leave the company.
00:43:04Half an hour later,
00:43:06I return with the coffee
00:43:08and hand it out to everyone.
00:43:12When I hand it to Cynthia,
00:43:14she suddenly tilts the cup
00:43:16on purpose.
00:43:18Hot coffee spills all over me.
00:43:21Oops!
00:43:21My hand slipped.
00:43:23Are you okay?
00:43:26I look down at my soaped clothes,
00:43:28then slowly lift my head.
00:43:31It's fine.
00:43:34Everyone thinks I'm going to let go.
00:43:39But the next second,
00:43:40I grab every coffee cup on the table
00:43:42and overturned them
00:43:43onto Cynthia's head.
00:43:45Ah!
00:43:46Lindsay!
00:43:53Cold coffee streams down Cynthia's hair,
00:43:56soaking her completely.
00:43:59Are you insane?
00:44:00How dare you do this to me?
00:44:03I look at her expressionlessly.
00:44:04I was just as shocked
00:44:05when my own clothes were splashed.
00:44:08My hand slipped too.
00:44:10What's the problem?
00:44:13You!
00:44:14Her face turns crimson.
00:44:16She's shaking with rage.
00:44:20The surrounding colleagues are stunned.
00:44:22No one dares to speak.
00:44:23I turn and walk back to my desk,
00:44:25feeling no guilt at all.
00:44:27After that day,
00:44:28the colleagues in the office
00:44:29dare not provoke me anymore.
00:44:32Right after lunch break,
00:44:33Cohen calls me into his office.
00:44:35Lindsay,
00:44:36an important client is coming soon
00:44:37and I need to greet them personally.
00:44:39Deliver these documents
00:44:40to the conference room
00:44:41on the 17th floor.
00:44:42He shoves a stack of papers
00:44:43into my arms
00:44:44and hurries off.
00:44:47I take the elevator
00:44:48to the 17th floor
00:44:49with the documents
00:44:50but freeze at the door
00:44:52of a conference room.
00:44:54Inside,
00:44:55there's a familiar face.
00:44:58Colin,
00:44:59why isn't he in a wheelchair?
00:45:00I step forward intensively.
00:45:03A voice comes from behind.
00:45:05I turn and see
00:45:06a colleague in glasses.
00:45:08Who are you?
00:45:09Um,
00:45:10I'm here to deliver documents.
00:45:12Is that the main
00:45:13conference room over there?
00:45:14That's the CEO's conference room.
00:45:16Stay away if you're not an exec.
00:45:17After my colleague
00:45:18urges me to hurry,
00:45:19I deliver the documents
00:45:20with lingering doubts.
00:45:21But back at my desk,
00:45:23those doubts won't go away.
00:45:24Could that man be Colin?
00:45:26Impossible.
00:45:27He's in a wheelchair.
00:45:28How could he be standing
00:45:29in CR warperation?
00:45:31Maybe
00:45:32I just saw wrong?
00:45:36I take out my phone
00:45:37and send Colin a message.
00:45:40I wait a long time.
00:45:42No reply.
00:45:44Just as I'm about
00:45:45to put it down,
00:45:45the phone rings.
00:45:48I walk to a quiet spot
00:45:50outside to answer.
00:45:53Hello?
00:45:54What is it?
00:45:55Nothing.
00:45:57Just asking.
00:45:58Just asking?
00:45:59Are you sure?
00:46:01I'm just afraid
00:46:02you'll disappear
00:46:02for days again.
00:46:04Lindsay,
00:46:05are you saying
00:46:05you miss me?
00:46:07That's not what I meant.
00:46:08My face flushes instantly.
00:46:10Don't worry.
00:46:10For now,
00:46:11I'll be at home
00:46:12waiting for you.
00:46:12These words
00:46:13make my seat
00:46:14skip a beat.
00:46:15Okay.
00:46:16After hanging up,
00:46:17I can't stop smiling.
00:46:19That profile,
00:46:20I probably just imagined it.
00:46:27After work,
00:46:28I go to the mall
00:46:29to buy him a gift
00:46:30to cheer him up.
00:46:34Ma'am,
00:46:35what are you looking for?
00:46:38Something for my husband.
00:46:39I pick out
00:46:40a burgundy outfit.
00:46:41Just as I'm about to pay,
00:46:43an annoying voice
00:46:44comes from behind.
00:46:50Lindsay?
00:46:51What a coincidence.
00:46:54I turn around
00:46:54and see Joanna
00:46:55and Felix.
00:46:57What terrible luck.
00:46:59Lindsay,
00:47:00don't be mad.
00:47:01Let's have a meal together.
00:47:03Don't touch me.
00:47:04I have nothing
00:47:05to say to you.
00:47:06I turn to leave,
00:47:07but Joanna
00:47:08won't let me go.
00:47:09Lindsay,
00:47:10why are you still angry?
00:47:11We've been friends
00:47:12for so many years.
00:47:16Don't.
00:47:16Spare me the act.
00:47:18You're giving me goosebumps.
00:47:20Joanna's face freezes
00:47:21for a moment.
00:47:22Then she looks at Felix
00:47:23with feigned hurt.
00:47:25Joanna means no harm.
00:47:26Why are you so aggressive?
00:47:28Fine.
00:47:29She means no harm.
00:47:30I do.
00:47:30Stay away from me.
00:47:32Work is already exhausting.
00:47:33You!
00:47:34Joanna notices
00:47:35the shopping bag
00:47:36in my hand
00:47:36and smirks.
00:47:37Lindsay,
00:47:38what did you buy?
00:47:39For Felix?
00:47:40You're so thoughtful.
00:47:41Felix' expression softens
00:47:42and he smirks smugly.
00:47:44Lindsay,
00:47:44I knew you remembered
00:47:45my birthday.
00:47:46I forgive your tantrum.
00:47:47Come back with me.
00:47:48He reaches for the bag.
00:47:49I dodge.
00:47:51Felix,
00:47:51are you an idiot?
00:47:53Can't you understand
00:47:54plain speech?
00:47:55Lindsay,
00:47:56how long are you going
00:47:58to keep throwing a fit?
00:48:00I told you long ago
00:48:01we're done.
00:48:02How long will you
00:48:03keep pestering me?
00:48:04Lindsay,
00:48:04why pretend?
00:48:05Everyone knows
00:48:06how much you love Felix.
00:48:08You can't just stop.
00:48:09Joanna,
00:48:10who asked you?
00:48:11Was my slap
00:48:12not enough of a lesson?
00:48:13I raise my hand.
00:48:15Joanna screams
00:48:16and steps back.
00:48:18Enough!
00:48:19Lindsay,
00:48:20have you lost your mind?
00:48:22Yes,
00:48:23I'm crazy.
00:48:24Want one too?
00:48:26Felix flinches,
00:48:27then forces himself
00:48:28to stand in front of Joanna.
00:48:30You're buying men's clothes here.
00:48:31If not for me,
00:48:33who else?
00:48:33Stop this nonsense.
00:48:35Let's go home.
00:48:36Can't I buy them
00:48:37for my husband?
00:48:39And I'm your future husband.
00:48:40I promise to give you
00:48:42a bigger wedding later.
00:48:44Felix,
00:48:45stop deluding yourself.
00:48:47Who said I was
00:48:48talking about you?
00:48:50Lindsay,
00:48:51you're married
00:48:51to someone else?
00:48:53How is that possible?
00:48:55Lindsay,
00:48:55there's a limit to lying.
00:48:57Everyone knows
00:48:58you'll only marry me.
00:48:59I'm speechless.
00:49:01I check the time.
00:49:02It's already late.
00:49:05Get out of my way.
00:49:06I try to step around him,
00:49:08but Felix blocks me.
00:49:10Lindsay,
00:49:11my patience is running out.
00:49:13You're coming home
00:49:14with me today.
00:49:16Move.
00:49:17Lindsay,
00:49:17you're just trying
00:49:18to provoke me, right?
00:49:19Fine.
00:49:20You win.
00:49:21Now come back with me.
00:49:23He reaches for me.
00:49:24Don't touch me.
00:49:26I'll call the police
00:49:27if you keep this up.
00:49:32The crowd around us
00:49:33gets excited.
00:49:35Is this guy
00:49:35trying to harass her?
00:49:36Looks like he'd be abusive.
00:49:38Don't talk nonsense.
00:49:41She's my girlfriend.
00:49:42He's lying.
00:49:43I have a husband.
00:49:45This man is just
00:49:46trying to bully me
00:49:47because I'm alone.
00:49:48The crowd starts
00:49:49condemning Felix.
00:49:50His face turns red
00:49:51with anger.
00:49:52Everyone,
00:49:53you're mistaken.
00:49:54They're not broken up.
00:49:55Miss,
00:49:56you came here with him
00:49:57to block me.
00:49:58What's your relationship?
00:49:59Are you trying to make me
00:50:00look like the other woman?
00:50:01Or are you the other woman yourself?
00:50:03The crowd immediately
00:50:04starts gossiping.
00:50:05So this woman
00:50:06is the other woman.
00:50:07He cheated first.
00:50:08Now he's back
00:50:09begging for forgiveness.
00:50:12Joanna is furious
00:50:14but can't argue
00:50:15with so many people.
00:50:16Someone calls
00:50:17the mall security.
00:50:19These two blocking her?
00:50:20Get out of here.
00:50:21She's my girlfriend.
00:50:23He's lying.
00:50:24I don't even know them.
00:50:25Her security
00:50:26kicks Felix.
00:50:32Amid the uproar,
00:50:34security kicks Felix.
00:50:35Felix and Joanna
00:50:36out of the mall.
00:50:41Watching them slink away,
00:50:43I finally breathe
00:50:44a sigh of relief.
00:50:45A few kind elders
00:50:47give me advice,
00:50:48young lady.
00:50:49Don't forgive that jerk.
00:50:50Next time,
00:50:51make sure you find
00:50:52some with good character.
00:50:53Thank you.
00:50:55I will.
00:50:56After the crowd
00:50:57disperses,
00:50:58I feel a warmth
00:50:59in my heart.
00:51:01Growing up,
00:51:02no one ever
00:51:02thinks things
00:51:03like that to me.
00:51:04I wasted five years
00:51:06on Felix.
00:51:07Now I'm finally awake.
00:51:09Just then,
00:51:10my phone rings.
00:51:13It's Colin.
00:51:16It's late.
00:51:18Why aren't you home yet?
00:51:20I'm at the mall.
00:51:21Something came up.
00:51:23I'm heading back now.
00:51:25Send me the address.
00:51:27I'll send a car.
00:51:29Don't bother.
00:51:30I'll take the bus.
00:51:32It's dark.
00:51:34It's not safe
00:51:35for you alone.
00:51:36I look outside.
00:51:37It's dark.
00:51:38Warmth spreads
00:51:39through my heart.
00:51:41Okay.
00:51:45Shortly after hanging up,
00:51:46Colin texts
00:51:47that the car has arrived.
00:51:49I walk out of the mall
00:51:50and see a luxury car
00:51:52parked by the road.
00:51:53A few girls
00:51:54are excitedly gossiping.
00:51:55That man in the car
00:51:56is so handsome!
00:51:58How much does this car cost?
00:51:59I look closer.
00:52:01Isn't that Colin's car?
00:52:03I walk over
00:52:04and gently tap
00:52:05the back window.
00:52:09The door opens
00:52:10and Colin is sitting inside.
00:52:13I quickly get in
00:52:15and close the door,
00:52:16blocking out the noise.
00:52:18He has a laptop
00:52:19on his lap,
00:52:20working.
00:52:23Drive.
00:52:23The car starts.
00:52:25I can't help
00:52:25staring at his profile.
00:52:27Why do you keep
00:52:27staring at me?
00:52:28I'm just curious.
00:52:29Why did you come yourself?
00:52:31I thought you'd
00:52:31just send the driver.
00:52:35Is there a problem
00:52:36with me picking up my wife?
00:52:38His words make
00:52:39make my heart flutter.
00:52:41Oh,
00:52:42I got you a gift.
00:52:45Try it on at home.
00:52:48Hmm.
00:52:49Got it.
00:52:55The car drives
00:52:56through the night.
00:52:57I think about running
00:52:58into Felix at the mall
00:53:00and feel I should tell Colin.
00:53:03Colin,
00:53:03before I finish,
00:53:05the car suddenly slams
00:53:06to a halt.
00:53:06The momentum
00:53:07throws me forward.
00:53:08I gasp in fear.
00:53:10The next second,
00:53:11a strong arm
00:53:12wraps around my waist,
00:53:14pulling me securely
00:53:14into an embrace.
00:53:16Careful.
00:53:16My mind goes blank.
00:53:18All I can smell
00:53:19is the cold,
00:53:20crisp scent from him.
00:53:21Like ice and snow
00:53:23in a mountain forest.
00:53:25Cold,
00:53:25yet reassuring.
00:53:28My heartbeat
00:53:29pounds in my ears.
00:53:31Sir,
00:53:32a stray cat ran out.
00:53:33We almost hit it.
00:53:35Good thing no one got hurt.
00:53:36Drive on.
00:53:39The car starts
00:53:40moving again.
00:53:42Silence fills
00:53:43the cabin
00:53:43for a moment.
00:53:46Lindsay,
00:53:47how much longer
00:53:48are you going
00:53:48to stay in my arms?
00:53:52I finally snap
00:53:53out of it
00:53:54and quickly
00:53:55sit up straight,
00:53:56my face burning.
00:53:57I stammer,
00:53:58not knowing
00:53:58what to say.
00:53:59So I compliment
00:54:01the driver.
00:54:02You're such
00:54:03a good driver.
00:54:04Good thing
00:54:04you didn't hit
00:54:04the cat.
00:54:06Thank you,
00:54:07ma'am.
00:54:08Focus on the road.
00:54:10I shyly turn
00:54:10my face away,
00:54:12pretending to
00:54:13look out the window.
00:54:15Now you're shy?
00:54:16You weren't like
00:54:17this last night.
00:54:19The driver silently
00:54:20raises the partition.
00:54:24What happened
00:54:25last night?
00:54:25You seemed upset
00:54:27this morning.
00:54:27Did I do
00:54:28something wrong?
00:54:30I really
00:54:31don't remember.
00:54:32You forgot
00:54:33that you took
00:54:34my clothes off
00:54:34forcibly?
00:54:38Impressive.
00:54:40Me?
00:54:41Took your
00:54:42clothes off?
00:54:43No way!
00:54:44I would never
00:54:44do that!
00:54:51Oh?
00:54:52So you're
00:54:53saying I'm
00:54:53lying?
00:54:54No.
00:54:54I really
00:54:54don't remember.
00:54:55Someone once
00:54:56told me I'm
00:54:57not good
00:54:57with alcohol.
00:54:58Maybe
00:54:58I really
00:55:00did lose
00:55:00control.
00:55:03Colin's expression
00:55:04darkens even
00:55:05more.
00:55:06So you've
00:55:06gotten drunk
00:55:07and acted
00:55:07like that?
00:55:09In front of
00:55:10others, too?
00:55:11I drank with
00:55:12my roommates
00:55:13before,
00:55:13but they never
00:55:14let me drink
00:55:15again.
00:55:16But I definitely
00:55:17didn't undress
00:55:18them.
00:55:19Colin stares at me
00:55:20in silence,
00:55:22his gaze
00:55:22heavy.
00:55:23I don't
00:55:24know what
00:55:24I said
00:55:24to upset
00:55:25him more,
00:55:25so I
00:55:26cautiously
00:55:26ask,
00:55:28what's wrong?
00:55:32You're not
00:55:33allowed to
00:55:33drink in front
00:55:34of anyone
00:55:34else from
00:55:35now on.
00:55:37His tone
00:55:37is firm.
00:55:39I feel
00:55:40a little
00:55:40intimidated
00:55:40and nod
00:55:41obediently.
00:55:43Okay.
00:55:46I understand.
00:55:47Back at
00:55:48the villa.
00:55:51The driver
00:55:52helps Colin
00:55:53into his
00:55:54wheelchair.
00:55:54I quickly
00:55:55step forward.
00:55:57Let me
00:55:58push you
00:55:59in.
00:55:59No need.
00:56:00He glances
00:56:01at the driver
00:56:02who pushes
00:56:03him towards
00:56:04the study.
00:56:04It's late.
00:56:05Go eat.
00:56:07I have
00:56:07work to
00:56:11I stand
00:56:12there
00:56:12blankly,
00:56:13watching
00:56:14his figure
00:56:14disappear.
00:56:15The butler
00:56:16walks over.
00:56:17Mrs. Riley,
00:56:18it's cold
00:56:19out here.
00:56:20Please
00:56:20come inside.
00:56:21I follow
00:56:22him inside
00:56:22and can't
00:56:23help asking,
00:56:24what happened
00:56:25last night?
00:56:26Did I do
00:56:27something to
00:56:27upset him?
00:56:28He won't
00:56:29tell me,
00:56:29and I don't
00:56:30know how
00:56:30to apologize.
00:56:31Mrs. Riley,
00:56:32you're
00:56:33overthinking
00:56:34it.
00:56:34If you
00:56:35truly upset
00:56:35him,
00:56:36he wouldn't
00:56:36act this
00:56:36way.
00:56:39The butler
00:56:40pauses and
00:56:41recalls an
00:56:42old story.
00:56:43Once,
00:56:44at a banquet,
00:56:45a drunk man
00:56:46came up to
00:56:46provoke Mr. Riley.
00:56:47What did he
00:56:48say?
00:56:49He mocked
00:56:50his legs and
00:56:50poured an
00:56:51entire bottle
00:56:51of wine on
00:56:52him,
00:56:52demanding him
00:56:53beg for mercy
00:56:54on his knees.
00:56:55My heart
00:56:56clenches
00:56:57tightly.
00:56:58What happened
00:56:59next?
00:57:01What did
00:57:02Colin do?
00:57:03Mr. Riley
00:57:04crippled that
00:57:05man's limbs.
00:57:07After that,
00:57:08the Riley
00:57:08family kicked
00:57:09him out.
00:57:10I shiver,
00:57:11not from fear
00:57:12of Colin,
00:57:13but from pain
00:57:14for him.
00:57:15He's been
00:57:15hurt so many
00:57:16times.
00:57:17No wonder he
00:57:18keeps testing
00:57:19me.
00:57:20No wonder he's
00:57:20so insecure.
00:57:22So what did
00:57:22I do last
00:57:23night?
00:57:24How can I
00:57:24make him feel
00:57:25better?
00:57:25Mr. Riley
00:57:26came to pick
00:57:27you up himself
00:57:27today.
00:57:28That means
00:57:29he doesn't
00:57:30dislike you.
00:57:31Mr. Riley,
00:57:32perhaps you
00:57:33should take
00:57:33the initiative.
00:57:34I look down
00:57:35at the shopping
00:57:35bag in my
00:57:36hand.
00:57:36Right.
00:57:37I haven't let
00:57:38him try up
00:57:38the clothes yet.
00:57:39I carry the
00:57:40bag to the
00:57:40study door.
00:57:43Just as I'm
00:57:44about to knock,
00:57:45I hear voices
00:57:46inside.
00:57:48Sir, the
00:57:49proposals for
00:57:49this season
00:57:50are ready.
00:57:51Which ones
00:57:52do you approve?
00:57:53All garbage.
00:57:54Send them
00:57:55all back to
00:57:55redo.
00:57:56We might not
00:57:57have enough
00:57:57time.
00:57:58Is CR
00:57:59Corporation hiring
00:58:00only incompetence?
00:58:01If they can't
00:58:02finish, fire
00:58:03them.
00:58:04My eyes
00:58:04widens in
00:58:05shock.
00:58:06Did Colin
00:58:07just say,
00:58:07CR
00:58:08Corporation?
00:58:09Before I can
00:58:10think further,
00:58:11the study door
00:58:12suddenly opens.
00:58:14Mrs. Riley?
00:58:17Colin sees
00:58:17me too,
00:58:18his expression
00:58:19shifting slightly.
00:58:23Why are you
00:58:24here?
00:58:24I feel a little
00:58:25anxious and
00:58:26hold up the
00:58:27bag.
00:58:30I bought you
00:58:31something.
00:58:32Remember?
00:58:35Come in.
00:58:36I close the
00:58:37door and walk
00:58:37over to him.
00:58:41When did you
00:58:42get here?
00:58:43How much did
00:58:44you hear?
00:58:45Not long.
00:58:46I heard you
00:58:47mention CR
00:58:48Corporation.
00:58:49Do you do
00:58:49business with
00:58:50them?
00:58:51Colin doesn't
00:58:51answer directly.
00:58:53He asks back.
00:58:55What do you
00:58:55think?
00:58:57I blinks.
00:58:58Could he be
00:58:59some high-ranking
00:59:00exec at CR?
00:59:01No, that's
00:59:02impossible.
00:59:05If he had that
00:59:06kind of power,
00:59:07why would his
00:59:08bride have
00:59:08abandoned him?
00:59:09Why would the
00:59:10Riley family have
00:59:11cast him out?
00:59:14You said you
00:59:15owe a hundred
00:59:15million.
00:59:16Is that related
00:59:17with CR
00:59:18Corporation?
00:59:19Something like
00:59:20that.
00:59:21I let out a
00:59:22bitter laugh.
00:59:23So we're both
00:59:24working for CR
00:59:25Corporation.
00:59:30But after a
00:59:31moment of
00:59:31frustration, I
00:59:33permp up again.
00:59:37Let's not
00:59:37think about
00:59:38that.
00:59:39Try on the
00:59:40clothes I
00:59:41bought you.
00:59:41I place the
00:59:42bag on his
00:59:43lap.
00:59:47Colin takes
00:59:48out the
00:59:48burgundy
00:59:49outfit and
00:59:49raises an
00:59:50eyebrow.
00:59:55Put it
00:59:55on.
00:59:57Let's see.
00:59:58He doesn't
00:59:59move.
01:00:02What's wrong?
01:00:04Don't you
01:00:05like it?
01:00:06I need to
01:00:07change.
01:00:08Are you
01:00:09planning to
01:00:09stand there
01:00:10and watch?
01:00:10My face
01:00:11flushes.
01:00:13I quickly
01:00:14turn around.
01:00:15I'll step
01:00:15out.
01:00:16Call me
01:00:17when you're
01:00:17done.
01:00:19Wait.
01:00:21I meant
01:00:22come here
01:00:22and help
01:00:22me.
01:00:23I freeze,
01:00:24remembering
01:00:25last time
01:00:25when he threw
01:00:26me out
01:00:26while helping
01:00:27him undress.
01:00:30You're not
01:00:30going to get
01:00:31mad and kick
01:00:34me out again,
01:00:35are you?
01:00:37So you see me
01:00:38as someone who's
01:00:38moody and
01:00:39unpredictable?
01:00:41no.
01:00:43No.
01:00:45No.
01:00:45I'll help you.
01:00:47I step forward
01:00:48and reach to
01:00:50unbutton his
01:00:50shirt.
01:00:51Colin suddenly
01:00:53grabs my wrist.
01:00:54His palm is
01:00:55hot.
01:00:56I didn't ask you
01:00:57to undress me.
01:00:58Just hold my
01:00:59clothes.
01:00:59I awkwardly
01:01:00pull my
01:01:01hand back
01:01:02and stand
01:01:03to the
01:01:03side.
01:01:04He undoes
01:01:05the buttons
01:01:05one by
01:01:06one,
01:01:07taking off
01:01:07his jacket
01:01:08and shirt.
01:01:08His tamed
01:01:09chest
01:01:09and defined
01:01:11abs
01:01:11gradually
01:01:12come into
01:01:12view.
01:01:13My face
01:01:14burns.
01:01:15I quickly
01:01:16close my
01:01:16eyes.
01:01:23When I
01:01:23open my
01:01:24eyes again,
01:01:25he's already
01:01:26changed into
01:01:27the burgundy
01:01:27outfit.
01:01:30It looks
01:01:31amazing on
01:01:32you.
01:01:32It suits
01:01:33you.
01:01:34How did
01:01:35you know
01:01:35my size?
01:01:36I studied
01:01:37fashion design.
01:01:39My eyes
01:01:40can measure.
01:01:45Colin is
01:01:46about to
01:01:47say something
01:01:47when his
01:01:49phone rings.
01:01:52He glances
01:01:53at the
01:01:53message
01:01:54and frowns.
01:01:56I have
01:01:57something to
01:01:57take care
01:01:58of.
01:01:58Get some
01:01:59rest.
01:01:59Don't
01:02:00wait up.
01:02:03He wheels
01:02:04himself away
01:02:05hastily.
01:02:06I watch
01:02:07his back,
01:02:08feeling a
01:02:09little worried.
01:02:10He's going
01:02:11to work
01:02:11through the
01:02:12night again.
01:02:13How can
01:02:14his body
01:02:14hand it?
01:02:16I sigh
01:02:17and slowly
01:02:17walk out
01:02:18of the
01:02:18study.
01:02:22The sound
01:02:23of a car
01:02:23engine comes
01:02:24from outside.
01:02:25He's gone.
01:02:26I stand
01:02:27by the
01:02:28window,
01:02:28a doubt
01:02:29suddenly
01:02:29forming in
01:02:30my mind.
01:02:30When Colin
01:02:31talked about
01:02:32CR
01:02:32warization,
01:02:33his tone
01:02:34was too
01:02:34calm for
01:02:35someone in
01:02:35debt.
01:02:36Could it
01:02:36be he was
01:02:37lying that
01:02:37he's actually
01:02:38someone high
01:02:39up at
01:02:39CR?
01:02:41No,
01:02:41that's
01:02:42impossible.
01:02:43If he
01:02:44had that
01:02:44kind of
01:02:44power,
01:02:45why would
01:02:46the Riley
01:02:46family have
01:02:47kicked him
01:02:47out?
01:02:51Never
01:02:52mind.
01:02:53No matter
01:02:53what,
01:02:54he's my
01:02:54husband.
01:02:55I choose
01:02:56to trust
01:02:57him.
01:02:58I choose
01:03:00I choose
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